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「生人形」
Lifesized Dolls (Iki ningyô), on exhibit at the Ekô-in in Ryôgoku
「生人形」
Japanese
Edo period
1857 (Ansei 4), 3rd month
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (sumizuri-e); ink on paper
Dimensions
35.1 x 48.4 cm (13 13/16 x 19 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
William Sturgis Bigelow Collection
Accession Number11.45500
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
http://blog.livedoor.jp/misemono/archives/cat_50049088.html; Ono, Misemono fûzoku zushi (1977), p. 151
Signed
Kunitsuru ga, in toshidama cartouche
国鶴画
国鶴画
Marks
Censor's seals: aratame, Snake 3
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Genshichi
改印：改、巳三
彫師：彫源七
Blockcutter's mark: Hori Genshichi
改印：改、巳三
彫師：彫源七
ProvenanceBy 1911, purchased by William Sturgis Bigelow (b. 1850–d. 1926), Boston [see note 1]; 1911, gift of Bigelow to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 19, 2005)
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.
NOTES:
[1] Much of Bigelow's collection of Asian art was formed during his residence in Japan between 1882 and 1889, although he also made acquisitions in Europe and the United States. Bigelow deposited many of these objects at the MFA in 1890 before donating them to the Museum's collection at later dates.